---
name: "Venom's Hunger"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SPM"
set_name: "Marvel's Spider-Man"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dave DeVries"
oracle_id: "8388faa0-f64e-4b01-836e-617f99b808a4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/venoms-hunger-spm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Venom's Hunger
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if you control a Villain.
Destroy target creature. You gain 2 life.

> *Sinner takes all.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Visions of Villainy](/printing/visions-of-villainy-msh.md) — Instant
2. [Vicious Hunger](/printing/vicious-hunger-ddd.md) — Sorcery
3. [Venom, Eddie Brock](/printing/venom-eddie-brock-spe.md) — Legendary Creature — Symbiote Villain
4. [Torment of Venom](/printing/torment-of-venom-hou.md) — Instant
5. [Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord](/printing/baron-strucker-hydra-overlord-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
6. [Venom, Deadly Devourer](/printing/venom-deadly-devourer-spe.md) — Legendary Creature — Symbiote Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM) #73
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dave DeVries
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`